kazurei week 6/12-6/18

🔵 What is this event about?

This is a ship week dedicated to the pairing of Kurusu Kazuki and Suwa Rei from the anime Buddy Daddies!

🔴 When will it take place?

It will be held from Monday, June 12 to Sunday, June 18. The 18th is Father's Day, and the month of June also happens to be Pride Month!

🔵 Holy smokes, who made that amazing art in this post?

That would be the wonderful and incredibly talented @twottie-m8!! Please check out their blog for more outstanding art if you haven't already gotten the chance!!

🔴 How can I participate?

Please feel free to contribute in whatever way you'd like! Fanart, fanfiction, edits, moodboards, gifsets - you name it! Even just reblogging and leaving comments on the wonderful content that's created for this event is a great way to participate! My only ask is that if you choose to create anything that is 18+ content, please keep it under a read-more with appropriate content warnings so that it can be reblogged here without anyone being exposed to content they shouldn't or would rather not see.

🔵 What are the prompts?

There will be a separate post that will be made in the near future asking for prompt suggestions. As of right now, the plan is to offer two prompts for each day so that contributors have a wider selection of ideas for inspiration. As of right now, the only prompts that will surely make it are "Free Space" and "Father's Day."

🔴 To whom may I ask any questions I may have?

Please feel free to reach out by sending an ask here, and I will be more than happy to help in whatever way I can! Unless you specifically ask for the answer to be sent privately, I will respond to asks publicly so that if others have the same question, they may find the answer!

I Really loved the official art when Rei finally got his cat and Kazuki couldn't say no (〜￣▽￣)〜 So I made this when that art came out.

For Kazurei Week Day 1: Growing Old

So like we get this nice wide shot of the diner. Right?

And I just happened to look over at the right side of the screen and saw this

And was like wait, is that…are those?

What if they were themselves but like...slightly different (gayer)

man I’m just gonna talk about buddy daddies for a minute because it’s been on my mind

the whole point the whole message of the show was loving after trauma, loss ect. finding happiness after hard times and that’s so beautiful?? Like tf

Kazuki lost his wife and unborn child on the same day and the only person he could think to blame was himself. after that he closed himself off, stopped communicating with most people and continued his life as an assassin because thats what he felt what he has committed to, he can’t go back now he’s too deep.

Rei had always been brought up to be an assassin, never feeling any love for care from anyone around him he was raised to be a stone cold killing machine. He didn’t think he deserved to be loved, he didn’t think HE could be loved

and then, after rei leaves his father to live on his own for a few years he meets Kazuki. Kazuki who moves in with him, cleaning him up and helps him heal, the best he can. And for a time, it’s enough. They both know it’s temporary but it’s not the lowest they’ve been but not the best.

and then, after an unforeseen hitch is thrown into one of their jobs, Miri is brought in their lives. so pure and innocent Kazuki can’t bring himself to leave her alone without leaving her with her mother.

Rei eventually realizes that he wants to be for Miri what his dad wasn’t for him. He wants to do better, he wants to BE more for her.

Kazuki realizes that Miris mother can’t care for her as Rei and Him can, and even though her upbringing may not be the greatest they are willing to try, for her. So they take her in, ready to be the best they can be despite themselves.

and then kazuki moved on from his wife’s death, he understands what she would’ve wanted for him. To be happy, even if that means without her.

kazuki realizes what makes him happy, loving Miri and Rei

Rei revisits HIS past, despite not wanting to interact with his father he does. which ends in a assassination of his old mentor because he betrayed the organization for his wife. this leads to many conflicting feelings for rei but he moves forward, with kazukis help of course

THEY move forward as a family, Kazuki and Rei are learning how to be good parents for Miri.

then, miris mother returns asking for miri back in her final years (??) of life. She knows about Kazuki and reis employment and despite loving and caring for Miri, they let her go. it’s for her own good.

then, miris mom dies and rei leaves the organization severely injuring his arm in order to insure he is of no use to his father. he is willing to abandon his life for his family, his REAL family who he loves and who loves him

and then, they heal as a family. rei and Kazuki open a diner together and miri is given as normal of a life and she can

loss, grief, trauma, love, healing

Saw this tweet so naturally I had to do this